subrepsit
Dictionary entries
- Entry →subrepo, subrepere, subrepsi, subreptus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
creep (under/up to); move stealthily; ooze/seep (liquid); insinuate self;; come on gradually/imperceptibly/by degrees (conditions); steal along/on;
sg. perf. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...aedibus. hic obsistam, ne imprudenti huc ea se subrepsit mihi. Pal. Meus illic homo est, deturbabo..."
Liber Undecimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...sentirique nefas; tunc ora madescunt pectoraque, et tacitus subrepsit fratribus horror. arma etiam simulata gerens cultusque uiriles, nunc..."Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...Caesare curae, dulce opus. hinc fessos penitus subrepsit in artus insidiosa quies et pigra oblivio vitae. Tunc deus..."